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Oct 20 2010 09:35 PM | Kanki  in News

On September 8th, SNSD released their Japanese debut single “GENIE”. They debuted on ORICON at rank #4 and became the first foreign female artist to achieve this. After everything is said and done, their charms are: The 9 of them dancing, their costumes, and their beautiful legs dancing in sync. GENIE is fascinating because of the perfect beautiful leg dance. They are releasing “Gee” on October 20th and that too has become a hot topic.

By the way, the choreography for their first single “GENIE” was done by hip hop dancer Rino Nakasone from Okinawa. (Current married name: Rino Nakasone Razalan).

After she moved to America at 19, she toured with various artists as their back-up dancer. Currently she is a dancer and dance instructor in Los Angeles. Also she is in charge of the choreography of Yunho and Changmin’s “Maximum” together with Jae Won. She’s a direct hit.

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After going to America at 19, she became an assistant choreographer for Janet Jackson. She was also a back-up dancer for Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani. She married Lee Razalan in 2007.

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On the left is her partner Maryss from the unit “The Geminiz”.

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She also performed as a member of the Beat Freaks in “America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3”.

Q. SNSD’s “GENIE” is a hot topic in Japan as well, how did you come to be in charge of the choreography ?
A. Honestly, I’ve done choreography for SNSD and SHINee (also from SM Entertainment) several times before. This particular time, I was pleased when I became in charge of “GENIE”. I didn’t teach the girls this particular song in Korea, I recorded a video in LA and sent it to them so they could watch it and learn it. SM Entertainment choreographer Jae Won was there and was able to correct some things with them and make “GENIE” perfect.


Q. The fascination of the beautiful leg dance is also a hot topic in Japan. Was there something that helped you come up with the idea for this choreography?
A. I really don’t remember if there was something specific. When I heard the song, it gave me inspiration and that’s how I came up with it. Apart from that, I wanted to give them something simple so they could sing while dancing.


Q. If I remember correctly, when they were about to do their Japanese showcase, many fans were outside of the venue copying their dances.
A. K-POP is simple so that many people can copy it, they request that we have catchy and unique choreography. The chorus part is particularly important.


SNSD is really popular in Japan as well, but what are the charms that you have particularly seen?
A. They’re a group with amazing teamwork. The 9 of them are a large family and their cooperativeness is particularly wonderful. They’re also really speedy at memorizing choreography. They’re a group, but they also have varying individual schedules, so it’s hard. I stayed in Korea to teach them the choreography for “Oh!”, which they released this past January, but all 9 of them were present only 1 or 2 times. But on the rare days when they were all present, they were able to dance together perfectly. I really felt nothing but admiration for them.

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Nakasone is the creator of SNSD’s beautiful leg dance, which is certainly catchy.


Q. K-POP artists have a strong desire and ambition to learn Japanese, don’t they?
A. The other day, I was in charge of doing choreography for Yunho and Changmin and when we talked, even I was surprised at how skilled they were at Japanese (Haha). Moreover, BoA can also speak English. Other artists are also enthusiastic about studying.


Q. A bit ago, you mentioned being in charge of the choreography for SHINee, can you talk a bit about that?
A. At the time of SHINee’s debut, their dance office was looking for a new choreographer. At just the right time, they watched a video of my class in LA on YouTube and were pleased with it, so that’s how I became in charge of SHINee’s debut song “Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)”. Actually, this song was also my debut song as a choreographer. So, because of that I have a lot of special memories.


Q. It was their debut song as well as your debut song. Didn’t you feel pressure?
A. First, I listened to the song and thought about it in my own way, so I showed them that. They’re not dancers, they’re artists. Since there are 5 of them, I studied a lot about how to make good choreography to make all 5 of them stand out. Even now I have to learn a lot of various things.


What are the different charms in working as a choreographer versus being a dancer?
A. Since becoming a dancer was my dream, I moved to America because that’s the only place I could really do it. I had no idea that I would become a choreographer for the K-POP world. Previously, I would copy Michael Jackson’s choreography, so when people started to watch my choreography and copy my dances, I remember feeling really moved. So, I’m so grateful.


Q. What’s your dream after this?
A. I definitely want to continue being a dancer and continue creating different things. Lately since I have a lot to do with artists, I also have an interest in training (them). If given the chance, I definitely want to take the challenge.

I’m also in charge of the choreography of BoA’s 6th album repackage song “Copy & Paste” as well as SHINee’s 2nd album repackage song “Hello” (Together with Maryss).


Nakasone wants to spread her work as a dancer and choreographer. Look forward to more of her activities from here on out.

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[SHINee]
Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)
You’re Like Oxygen
Julliette
Lucifer (with Jae Won)
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A shot with contemporary band SHINee. Jonghyun, Onew, Taemin, Minho & Key.
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Nakasone has been with SHINee since the beginning. They transformed in to charismatic roles in “Lucifer”, displaying a powerful performance.

[SNSD]
GENIE (with Jae Won)
Oh!

[f(x)]
Chu (with Hwang from SM)
Nu ABO (with Maryss From Paris and Jae Won)

[SUPER JUNIOR]
No Other (with Maryss From Paris)

[BoA]
Dangerous
Copy & Paste (with Maryss From Paris)

[Kangta]
Love, Frequency (With Maryss From Paris and Korean choreographer)

[Yunho & Changmin]
Maximum (with Jae Won)



Translated by: Kanki@Soshified.com
Source: [LINK]

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Kanki 

20 October 2010 - 01:35 PM
On September 8th, SNSD released their Japanese debut single “GENIE”. They debuted on ORICON at rank #4 and became the first foreign female artist to achieve this. After everything is said and done, their charms are: The 9 of them dancing, their costumes, and their beautiful legs dancing in sync. GENIE is fascinating because of the perfect beautiful leg dance. They are releasing “Gee” on October 20th and that too has become a hot topic.

By the way, the choreography for their first single “GENIE” was done by hip hop dancer Rino Nakasone from Okinawa. (Current married name: Rino Nakasone Razalan).

After she moved to America at 19, she toured with various artists as their back-up dancer. Currently she is a dancer and dance instructor in Los Angeles. Also she is in charge of the choreography of Yunho and Changmin’s “Maximum” together with Jae Won. She’s a direct hit.

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After going to America at 19, she became an assistant choreographer for Janet Jackson. She was also a back-up dancer for Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani. She married Lee Razalan in 2007.

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On the left is her partner Maryss from the unit “The Geminiz”.

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She also performed as a member of the Beat Freaks in “America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3”.

Q. SNSD’s “GENIE” is a hot topic in Japan as well, how did you come to be in charge of the choreography ?
A. Honestly, I’ve done choreography for SNSD and SHINee (also from SM Entertainment) several times before. This particular time, I was pleased when I became in charge of “GENIE”. I didn’t teach the girls this particular song in Korea, I recorded a video in LA and sent it to them so they could watch it and learn it. SM Entertainment choreographer Jae Won was there and was able to correct some things with them and make “GENIE” perfect.


Q. The fascination of the beautiful leg dance is also a hot topic in Japan. Was there something that helped you come up with the idea for this choreography?
A. I really don’t remember if there was something specific. When I heard the song, it gave me inspiration and that’s how I came up with it. Apart from that, I wanted to give them something simple so they could sing while dancing.


Q. If I remember correctly, when they were about to do their Japanese showcase, many fans were outside of the venue copying their dances.
A. K-POP is simple so that many people can copy it, they request that we have catchy and unique choreography. The chorus part is particularly important.


SNSD is really popular in Japan as well, but what are the charms that you have particularly seen?
A. They’re a group with amazing teamwork. The 9 of them are a large family and their cooperativeness is particularly wonderful. They’re also really speedy at memorizing choreography. They’re a group, but they also have varying individual schedules, so it’s hard. I stayed in Korea to teach them the choreography for “Oh!”, which they released this past January, but all 9 of them were present only 1 or 2 times. But on the rare days when they were all present, they were able to dance together perfectly. I really felt nothing but admiration for them.

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Nakasone is the creator of SNSD’s beautiful leg dance, which is certainly catchy.


Q. K-POP artists have a strong desire and ambition to learn Japanese, don’t they?
A. The other day, I was in charge of doing choreography for Yunho and Changmin and when we talked, even I was surprised at how skilled they were at Japanese (Haha). Moreover, BoA can also speak English. Other artists are also enthusiastic about studying.


Q. A bit ago, you mentioned being in charge of the choreography for SHINee, can you talk a bit about that?
A. At the time of SHINee’s debut, their dance office was looking for a new choreographer. At just the right time, they watched a video of my class in LA on YouTube and were pleased with it, so that’s how I became in charge of SHINee’s debut song “Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)”. Actually, this song was also my debut song as a choreographer. So, because of that I have a lot of special memories.


Q. It was their debut song as well as your debut song. Didn’t you feel pressure?
A. First, I listened to the song and thought about it in my own way, so I showed them that. They’re not dancers, they’re artists. Since there are 5 of them, I studied a lot about how to make good choreography to make all 5 of them stand out. Even now I have to learn a lot of various things.


What are the different charms in working as a choreographer versus being a dancer?
A. Since becoming a dancer was my dream, I moved to America because that’s the only place I could really do it. I had no idea that I would become a choreographer for the K-POP world. Previously, I would copy Michael Jackson’s choreography, so when people started to watch my choreography and copy my dances, I remember feeling really moved. So, I’m so grateful.


Q. What’s your dream after this?
A. I definitely want to continue being a dancer and continue creating different things. Lately since I have a lot to do with artists, I also have an interest in training (them). If given the chance, I definitely want to take the challenge.

I’m also in charge of the choreography of BoA’s 6th album repackage song “Copy & Paste” as well as SHINee’s 2nd album repackage song “Hello” (Together with Maryss).


Nakasone wants to spread her work as a dancer and choreographer. Look forward to more of her activities from here on out.

<<Songs Nakasone has been in charge of choreography for>>
[SHINee]
Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)
You’re Like Oxygen
Julliette
Lucifer (with Jae Won)
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A shot with contemporary band SHINee. Jonghyun, Onew, Taemin, Minho & Key.
Posted Image
Nakasone has been with SHINee since the beginning. They transformed in to charismatic roles in “Lucifer”, displaying a powerful performance.

[SNSD]
GENIE (with Jae Won)
Oh!

[f(x)]
Chu (with Hwang from SM)
Nu ABO (with Maryss From Paris and Jae Won)

[SUPER JUNIOR]
No Other (with Maryss From Paris)

[BoA]
Dangerous
Copy & Paste (with Maryss From Paris)

[Kangta]
Love, Frequency (With Maryss From Paris and Korean choreographer)

[Yunho & Changmin]
Maximum (with Jae Won)



Translated by: Kanki@Soshified.com
Source: [LINK]
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sciencedork123 

20 October 2010 - 01:39 PM
Thank you so much for sharing this translation!
Im glad this person was in charge of SNSD dances!
All the dances she did for SM is so hot!
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2.0 

20 October 2010 - 01:43 PM
Beat Freakz!
She's incredibly lucky to share her talents with the SM Artists, i'm pretty jealous as a partial dancer myself. :P
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TYj 

20 October 2010 - 01:44 PM
Thank you so much for the translation...
Really glad can get to know more about how our girls work...
snsd as always will be a family :]

snsd SARANGHAEYO :]
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JuNiOrx3 

20 October 2010 - 01:45 PM
Well, I dun really care! I only care about SNSD who is the one dancing! Well, I can only say that the woman is really gd at dancing!

JuNiOrx3
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Fred_VII 

20 October 2010 - 01:52 PM
What a hottie and she has a very strong background working with alot of big names and SNSD is just another big name added to that.
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Lisse 

20 October 2010 - 01:58 PM
Rino! She is amazing and I really like her choreography. I hope she choreographs another dance soon :)
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kenjixshadow 

20 October 2010 - 01:59 PM
Wow she in charge of genie, this woman is very skilled.
Respected.

Hope she can do more choreography for our girls in the future <3
Looking forward to it.
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wackedfoo 

20 October 2010 - 02:01 PM
ah, i love her choreography. especially for genie, oh, lucifer, nu abo, and copy & paste. they seriously make the songs even better. i love how she admires snsd for getting the choreography down so quickly even if they can never all get together to practice.
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Franimal 

20 October 2010 - 02:05 PM
this lady definitely looks like she's been
involved with dance for a long time. she is
in incredible shape, and that is what is
required of dancers. that just amplifies my
admiration for SNSD. they are not only very
skilled singers, but are able to focus as much
time into dancing as is needed to make them
the great dancers that they are. and they have
to be cautious of their health and stamina too.
they have a lot on their plate every day, and
they are handling it beautifully!
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Antino 

20 October 2010 - 02:06 PM
Thanks for Sharing and translating :D

Nakasone thank you so much for creating the "genie" and "Oh!" dance Performances
Hackysack-Dance FTW!
Keep doing well as a choreographer ;)
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zdarkgalz 

20 October 2010 - 02:12 PM
i love it when rino does the choreography for SM. she's so good and has a unique style. also, she's really close to shinee and is very informative to fans. =] rino jjang! i hope she continues to choreograph more for SM!
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jcadigital 

20 October 2010 - 02:12 PM
The culmination of two talented people: SNSD and Rino. Especially thanks to Rino's choreography, SNSD is a big hit in Japan. Glad to see that she sees the way fans see SNSD too, they are a family and they are very talented and hard working because they can learn the dances very quickly. It is awesome seeing that she is helping out SM with their dances. When I heard that she was from Beatfreakz, and that was when I was pretty consistent in watching America's Best Dance Crew, I thought it was even more awesome.
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YaMMi  

20 October 2010 - 02:14 PM
What a small and awesome world it is. You would
never think that a renowned Kpop choreographer
would be on ABDC. I remember her too b.c she was so
pretty and powerful. She is definately good at her job ^_^
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dan4413jwfJUH 

20 October 2010 - 02:17 PM
wow...nice...great that snsd has such great choreographers for their dances...no wonder why their dances seem so perfect!!!!!!
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Drifters22 

20 October 2010 - 02:45 PM
haha i've known about Rino for awhile now haha

Rino i have to say is their best choreographer yet

and seeing her on ABDC no one i just realized like last year that she was Soshi's choreographer
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shik_o8 

20 October 2010 - 03:01 PM
DANG!!! seriously, I watched the WHOLE season of ABDC with BEATFREAKS in it. That time I didn't know Maryss and Rino was the choreo so I was amazed. and BEATFREAKS are like HELL. no other girl group can dance like them. I was just disappointed when they did not won Champion.
SNSD - BEATFREAKS = DAEBAK!!!
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lem 

20 October 2010 - 03:04 PM
Rino~~ Rino is an awesome person haha ^^ loving that Rino has been the choreographer for
the SM for like ages lol! Ahhhhh~ Rino is so great haha.. Anyways, thanks for sharing and translating
the article!!
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jjung<3 

20 October 2010 - 03:05 PM
man rino is soo talented. I saw her on ABDC and I never knew she was the choreographer for SM. I was surprised when I heard it. She's really talented.
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star4dance  

20 October 2010 - 03:25 PM
wow she choreographed my FAVORITE dances
She's my new favorite dancer :D
I love Oh! and Genie.. and especially shinee's choreo's

SNSD is so amazing. It's incredibly hard getting 9 girls to match and be able to transition so smoothly.
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judith0118 

20 October 2010 - 03:26 PM
I remember watching America's Best Dance crew and seeing her group. Who would have ever thought she would be a choreographer for SM. I wonder if she also choreographed SNSD's new song? Hopefully she did cause this would make their comeback more awesome.
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DalcomKitty 

20 October 2010 - 03:45 PM
Rino Nakasone is AMAZING.. Ever since Beat Freaks came on America's Best Dance Crew, I fell in love with her and Beat Freaks <3
She's an awesome choreographer too, I really liked the dance for Genie and SHINee's Replay :)
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marshrooom 

20 October 2010 - 03:53 PM
"They’re a group with amazing teamwork. The 9 of them are a large family and their cooperativeness is particularly wonderful. They’re also really speedy at memorizing choreography. They’re a group, but they also have varying individual schedules, so it’s hard. I stayed in Korea to teach them the choreography for “Oh!”, which they released this past January, but all 9 of them were present only 1 or 2 times. But on the rare days when they were all present, they were able to dance together perfectly. I really felt nothing but admiration for them."

Soshibond!! Who else can learn choreography so quick and w/ so little practice
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ichi 

20 October 2010 - 04:00 PM
SNSD lucked out getting her as their Choreographer....SNSD + her = matured SNSD dance moves :D gotta love her for adding not destroying SNSD dance moves
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Sweet Taeng 

20 October 2010 - 04:05 PM
whoa~
she's awesome...
she create choreography and still dance as well...
she create an unique dance for K-Pop...
thanks for made choreography for Genie and Oh!...
because of her choreography SNSD become more and more awesome....

thanks for translating and sharing...
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Eun_Jin 

20 October 2010 - 04:06 PM
RINOOOO! and MARRRYYSS! dang i'm a fan of both. great dancers with great personalities. they deserve all the respect. lets hope they choreograph hoot. rino jjang!
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j.starr* 

20 October 2010 - 04:16 PM
WOAHHH, this girl has one heck of a background!
She worked with so many SM artists! Her choreographies are really good indeed!
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LavaBlade 

20 October 2010 - 04:24 PM
Thanks for the translations!
Glad that it was Rino who was in charge of the choreography for so many of the songs!
All the dances were great and really unique!
Hope to see even more of her choreo in SM!
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crazyshadows 

20 October 2010 - 04:31 PM
wow i would really love to thank her for making the dance to genie.
out of all the dances of our girls, genie is my favorite :]
shows off their talent, and their prized beautiful legs <333
and i was stun by how many groups of sment she worked with wow..
thnx for the translations.
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taptap 

20 October 2010 - 04:32 PM
ive watched beat freaks in ABDC before, but i didnt knew Rino then until i read an article that she did the choreo for some of the songs of SNSD and SHINee, and im also a fan of maryss way back before XD
btw, love the pics posted the two of them together with SHINee XD
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